The Alliance for Open Source Media (the group behind AV1) is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the European Commission[1] who, per the article, appear to be threatening those who distribute software decoding with a fine of 10% of global revenue.
According to this article[2], Sisvel, the patent group claims its licensing for AV1 is
> more convenient than licensing from individual patent holders, which in this case include companies like Philips, GE, NTT, Ericsson, Dolby and Toshiba
So, yes there is FUD around AV1, but as FUD goes, it’s pretty legit considering the players and their “nationality ”.
Going to add that I don’t have any knowledge of the legitimacy of the patents involved, and think the legitimacy of software patents generally is often questionable.
The Alliance for Open Source Media (the group behind AV1) is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the European Commission[1] who, per the article, appear to be threatening those who distribute software decoding with a fine of 10% of global revenue.
According to this article[2], Sisvel, the patent group claims its licensing for AV1 is
> more convenient than licensing from individual patent holders, which in this case include companies like Philips, GE, NTT, Ericsson, Dolby and Toshiba
So, yes there is FUD around AV1, but as FUD goes, it’s pretty legit considering the players and their “nationality ”.
[1]https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-eu-antitrust-re...
[2]https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/patent-group-wants-a-new-to...
Going to add that I don’t have any knowledge of the legitimacy of the patents involved, and think the legitimacy of software patents generally is often questionable.